praise sb for sth. Local people were praised for their calm response to the crisis.
congratulate /bngmtj^leit [и T] to tell
someone that you are pleased because they have achieved something special or because something good has happened to them: She got the job? 1 must go and congratulate her.
congratulate sb on doing sth The
President congratulated him on winning the title.
A Don't say 'congratulate someone for something'. Say congratulate someone on something.
Compliment 'котрЦтешЦкскт- [и T]
to tell someone that you like the way they look or that you are pleased with something that they have done compliment sb on sth He complimented her on the perfume she was wearing. I Everyone complimented me on my new hairstyle.
flatter /flaet3r |и T] to say nice things that you do not mean about someone, especially in order to get something from them: Flatter her a little - tell her she's
PRAISE
beautiful.
what you say when you praise someone
owe [I done british good job amlkican wel с1лп. god d3Db||-dsa:b spoken say this to someone when they have done something well or succeeded in doing something difficult: Well done! You got all the answers right. I Good job, John! That was a great shot.
congratulations /kon.grietjilleipn/
say or write this: Congratu/arions.' Is it a girl or a boy?
+ on Congraru/ations on your new job. Jenny.
congratulations on doing stfi Congratu lations on passing your driving test.
Don't say congratulation'. Congratulations is always plural.
Qway to go wei (э 'дэо american swkkn
informal, use this to praise someone who has just done something very good or impressive: "I got accepted at Stanford " "Way to goГ ! Way to go, Sam! Good hit!
remarks that praise someone
praise preiz, [n Uj things you say to
someone to show that you admire them or approve of what they have done + for The police deserve a lot of praise for the way they handled the situation be /ull of praise for sb/sth (=praise someone a lot) Most parents are full of praise for the school. winlearn praise tormal (-be praised for something) The charity has earned widespread praise for its work.
compliment kompiJ,m3nt||'ka:m-, [n C] what you say when you tell someone they look nice or they have done something welclass="underline" He said my English was almost as good as his - it was quite a compliment! pay sb a compliment (=give someone a compliment) He's always paying her compliments and buying her flowers
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/lattery 'fketori/ [n U] nice things that you say about someone, which may not be true, in order to get something that you want from them: She used a mixture of persuasion and flattery to get what she wanted.
PREPARE
^ if you mean 'make food', go to cook
^ if you mean 'ready to do something' or 'ready to be used', go to
READY/NOT READY
^ if you mean 'organize a meeting, party etc', go to orcanize/arrange
II to make something ready to be used
prepare рп'резг [и T] to make something ready: Before you start painting, prepare the walls by cleaning them and filling anv cracks.
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prepare sth for sth His job was to prepare dead bodies for burial, prepare a talk/presentation/speech./ lesson Teachers spend a long time preparing lessons.
get sth ready get uh) redi/ to make
sure a room, building, or piece of equipment is ready to be used
+ /or I spent the afternoon getting everything ready for the party. I Blake was down at the marina, getting his boat ready for the trip.
set Up set 'лр [phrasa/ verb T] to make a piece of equipment ready to work, by putting all the pieces of it together and putting it in the right place set up sth Ask Keith to set up your computer for you.
set sth up It 'll take me a few mir.utes to set the camera up.
Ej to prepare for something that will happen soon
prepare рп'резг [и I] to do things so that you will be ready for something that is going to happen soon: Гт worried about tomorrow's interview - I haven't had enough time to prepare. + for Captain Harper told the flight crew to prepare for take-off. prepare to do sth Jane was busy preparing to go abroad.
get ready get 'redi to do the things you need to do so that you will be ready to go somewhere, such as getting washed and changing your clothes: Vou'd better go and get ready - it's nearly 7 o'clock.
+ for John took ages getting ready for the party.
get ready to do sth / was just getting ready to go out when Tim arrived.
make preparations meik .prepo-
reiJVmy to do ail the things you need to do so that you will be ready for an important event
+ for VJe started to make preparations for the wedding about a year ago
train trein (и I] to prepare for a race or game by exercising and practising: The team is training at a secret location in Hampshire.
+ for She's training for next month's marathon.
be prepared bi: pn'pe?rd< if you are
prepared for something unpleasant or difficult that might happen, you expect it and you have made yourself ready for it +/or The children were sea-sick last time, so this time we'll be prepared for it. be welt prepared When the hurricane came, we made sure we were well prepared.
El things you do to prepare for something
preparation .prepa'reipn, [n U] the time and work that is needed to prepare for something: Months of preparation have gone into organizing the festival. in preparation for sth (=as part of the preparation for something) The hospital was being repainted in preparation for the Queens visit.